Bullet Punch

Essentials

Bullet Punch

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 40; percentile 13.8
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 30, up to 48 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 1 (fast)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based

This move has 1.2× its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user strikes with a tough punch as fast as a bullet. This move always goes first.

: The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.

: The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.

: The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.

Foreign Names

Japanese: バレットパンチ (barettopanchi)
: バレットパンチ
Korean: 불릿펀치
Chinese: 子彈拳
: 子弹拳
French: Pisto-Poing
German: Patronenhieb
Spanish: Puño Bala
Italian: Pugnoscarica
Czech: Výstřelový úder

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Bullet Punch.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Quick Attack	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mach Punch	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Extreme Speed	5	80	100%	2	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vacuum Wave	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Ice Shard	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Sneak	30	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Aqua Jet	20	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Accelerock	20	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Pokémon

Steel Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Bullet Punch's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
16	16	16	16	16	16	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Human-Like	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
	—	—	—	—	—	Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
			—	—	—	Mega Scizor		Technician		Bug	70	150	140	65	100	75	600
32	32	32	32	26	26	Metang		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
32	32	32	32	26	26	Metagross		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
				26	26	Mega Metagross		Tough Claws		Mineral	80	145	150	105	110	110	700
					0	Pangoro		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	95	124	78	69	71	58	495
						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
						Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Human-Like	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
						Tyrogue		Guts Steadfast Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	35	35	35	35	35	35	210
						Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
						Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
						Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		Undiscovered	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
						Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	48	61	40	61	40	50	300

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